Justification:This species has an inferred area of occupancy of 20 km2, it has been reported from three locations (5 known sites; one on Moorea, four on Tahiti) and the extent and quality of its habitat is known to be declining. Thus, this species is listed as Endangered. Continued biosecurity vigilance is critical to prevent further invasive species establishments in this species' habitat. Surveys to determine the current distribution of this species and population size, status and trends are also recommended, as is site protection and habitat monitoring.

This species is endemic to French Polynesia and is found on Moorea (type locality) and also the neighboring island of Tahiti. It was thought to be extinct (Coote and Loève 2003), but it is now known to survive in four Tahitian and one Moorean localities (two and one locations, respectively).

This species was described by Cooke and Crampton (1953) using Moorean specimens collected in 1934 from montane forest habitat (~660 m altitude). Kondo (1973) also listed it as a Moorean endemic; J.B. Burch having collected it on a montane ridge in 1970. However, Johnson et al. (1986) recorded it from a montane site on Tahiti (co-occurring with Samoana burchi) as well as from 4 Moorean sites: two lower elevation valleys in the northwest of the island where it co-occurred with S. attenuata; and two higher elevation localities in the southeast of the island.

The primary threat is posed by the introduced predatory land snail Euglandina rosea. The predator has extirpated most valley partulid populations since its introduction in 1975 (Tahiti) and 1977 (Moorea) (Coote and Loève 2003, Coote 2007) and extends at least to an altitude of 1,400 m into the montane forests of Tahiti (Lee et al. 2008, 2009; Gargominy 2008). Lower elevation populations are therefore directly exposed to the predator and lower elevation populations on Moorea appear to have been extirpated, with only one record of a surviving montane Moorean population. On Tahiti, there is one known surviving valley population and three known montane populations. It is not clear how serious the threat is for surviving montane Tahitian populations because the predator may be relatively ineffective at these altitudes (Gerlach 1994, Gargominy 2008, Lee et al. 2009). Montane Tahitian habitats are relatively inaccessible and undisturbed; but there is some loss of habitat due to anthropogenic action, especially fire (Gargominy 2008).

No directed conservation efforts are known to be in place for this species. Field work to define the current distribution of this species, as well as research on its population status and trends, is required. Identification of priority sites for species conservation (e.g. key biodiversity areas that include threatened land snails) and reducing the impacts of human activities, and invasive species, are also urgently needed.